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Asian Branch
Branch Address
388 9th St.Oakland, CA 94607
(510) 238-3400
Branch Hours
Monday:
10:00am-5:30pm
Tuesday:
10:00am - 8:00pm
Wednesday:
10:00am - 8:00pm
Thursday:
10:00am-5:30pm
Friday:
12:00pm - 5:30pm
Saturday:
10:00am-5:30pm
Sunday:
Closed About the Asian Branch
Click here to learn more about the history of Asian Branch.
The Asian Branch Library is unique among public library branches in the United States as it houses four Asian language collections. The language collections are Chinese, Japanese, Korean, and Vietnamese. Additionally, the branch has an Asian Interest collection in English focusing specifically on Asia, Asian heritage, culture, and history, an Asian American Experience collection, and Asian immigrant history.
The branch is equipped with 9 computers with internet access, 5 computers with multilingual interface, and 5 iPads for instructional purposes. Computer and new technology classes are offered in Cantonese and Mandarin.